By Kylie Blanchard With summer in full swing, children’s activity levels increase and, along with this, so do their chances for injuries. While bumps and bruises remain commonplace, there is also an uptick in head injuries and concussions during this time of the year. “We see the same injuries we […]
For Better or Worse: A story of death, love, life, and hope
By Jamie Christensen A murder. A flood. A cancer diagnosis. And multiple challenges in between. It could be the scene for a novel or Netflix series. In reality, it is one local woman’s true story of focusing on new beginnings. March 3, 1996, at the age of 16, Lisa (Blowers) […]
Forever a Demon
Long Time Teacher and Coach Says Goodbye to Bismarck High School By Lexi Kerzman She has been a fixture in the halls of Bismarck High and on the sidelines of Demon sporting events for more than three decades. And now, after a total of 44 years of teaching, Billie Ann […]
Community Contributor: Missouri Slope Areawide United Way
What’s new at Missouri Slope Areawide (MSA) United Way? MSA United Way is partnering with Bismarck Public Schools this summer to serve FREE meals in the parks to both children and adults! The new meal sites are located at Sons of Norway park by Jeanette Myhre Elementary, Will Moore Elementary, Hillside […]
Books to Read This Summer
By Betty Mills My desk is piled up with books I mean to read. Why else would I have bought them? Actually I should have simply gone to the library, checked them out for free, gathered my foot stool, my reading glasses and a cup of hot coffee, and had […]
Inspired Woman: From the Beginning
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. What happens in the past, shapes us today, and in the future. It’s true in our lives, and in the life of this magazine. As we celebrate a new begin ning for Inspired Woman […]
Carole Hemingway on Lava, Loons, and Love
I still remember June 26, 1990. It was a Tuesday and the day’s thermometer’s mercury had just hit 122-degrees, an all-time high. Our plane was the last flight to move that day since, with the sun’s pounding heat boiling up the runway’s asphalt like lava in a volcano, the other […]
Shayna Monson: A Future With Hope
By Marci Narum Editor’s Note: From the time we learned that Shayna was willing to share her story with you here, Jody and I wanted to be sensitive and caring to the families and friends of Abby and Taylor, and we reached out to make them aware that this story […]
LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Missy Ohe
Missy Ohe wants to help kids overcome their self-doubt. The Grand Forks speaker, coach, and radio talk-show host recently pub- lished a children’s book, The You Cans and Their Big Adventure. It’s meant to be used as a fun way to create communication about experiences in life. “I knew what […]
LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Kari Barchenger
North Dakota photographer Kari Barchenger has turned her camera in a new direction with the release of The International Peace Garden, Promise of Peace. Her 88-page full color book is a collection of images of the International Peace Garden. It is the first ever photo collection to feature the International […]